Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Common Good Justifications Score was -3.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-3.41
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.773
in 2002
All-time low
-3.41
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -3.41 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 301.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Afghanistan peaked at -0.773 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.41, in 2025.
Afghanistan ranks 175th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -3.04 | — |
| 1901 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.62 | -46.6% |
| 1921 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.89 | +16.7% |
| 1964 | -0.977 | -48.4% |
| 1965 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.946 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | -1.16 | +22.7% |
| 1975 | -1.16 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.971 | -16.4% |
| 1977 | -0.971 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.857 | -11.7% |
| 1979 | -1.03 | +20.4% |
| 1980 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -2.09 | +102.7% |
| 1993 | -2.31 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | -2.31 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2.31 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.22 | -47.2% |
| 1997 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.773 | -36.5% |
| 2003 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.875 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | -0.875 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.875 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.875 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.851 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | -0.851 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.851 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.851 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.822 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | -0.923 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | -1.13 | +22.6% |
| 2020 | -0.895 | -20.9% |
| 2021 | -3.04 | +239.4% |
| 2022 | -1.88 | -38.2% |
| 2023 | -2.87 | +52.6% |
| 2024 | -2.87 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3.41 | +19.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -3.41 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.281. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -3.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.469. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.04 | -3.04 | -3.04 | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.04 | -3.04 | -3.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 | -1.89 | -0.977 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1 | -1.16 | -0.857 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.59 | -2.31 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.872 | -1.22 | -0.773 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8906 | -1.13 | -0.822 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.49 | -3.41 | -0.895 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Afghanistan?
- Common good justifications score in Afghanistan was -3.41 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.773 in 2002.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.41 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for common good justifications score?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 301.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.